I returned from the retreat this afternoon. I immediately passed out on the sofa. Although I got some work done and had a good time visiting with my quilting buddies and having lots of time to sew, it was a very hard weekend in some ways. My back hurt constantly, and although the congestion from the sinus infection is better, the medication makes me feel awful. I almost decided to come home Friday, but after a couple of hours in bed, I changed my mind.
On the way to retreat on Thursday, I stopped by Hancock Fabrics to get a marking pen and found several bolts of Elvis fabric that I didn't have, so I bought some of each one. When I arrived at retreat, after unpacking I got right to work. I sewed a label on the "Memories of Camp McDowell quilt that we presented to Mark Johnston this weekend to hang in the dining room.
Here's a photo of me and Mark. Various members of the guild made the blocks, and I put the quilt together. Another member had it quilted, another bound it, and another sewed a hanging sleeve. Mark seemed very pleased that we made it for the camp.
Also on Thursday, I helped sew some ribbons for the upcoming June quilt show. Then I got out my Elvis fabrics and went to work on my February 12x12x12 Elvis journal quilt. I thought "Love Me Tender" would be perfect for February. Here are the results.
On Friday afternoon, the couple who operate the quilt shop in Pell City came by with a van full of goodies: fabric, books, notions, etc. Of course, I found oodles of fabric that I couldn't live without. I found just the right fabrics for my February CPS journal quilt. Here it is. It's my interpretation of the clip art image I posted in the previous post.
And here's the label on the back, which reads "Peace begins in the heart. The work of peace is done with the hands." Not quoting anybody--just me.
I used some of the leftover fabric from this quilt to make a little pinwheel quilt that Joie taught us to make. It's so fun and quick. You sew together 12 4 1/2" squares then cut them apart using a template and sew them back together, and you get this:
I also finished cutting out the pieces for the Scottish Stars blocks that I really hope to have finished for the quilts how, but that prospect is looking gloomy. I had to use templates to mark and cut all the pieces (the old-fashioned way) so it took a long time. But the sewing should go quickly.
I'm going to bed with a book now and hope I wake in the morning pain free--and with no quilting hangover.
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On 02/18/2007, Lori said ...
Sorry you have been in pain, but it seems that despite the pain you had an incredibly productive weekend! All your pieces are wonderful.
On 02/18/2007, Debra Spincic said ...
Great little pieces!
On 02/19/2007, anita said ...
Beautiful pieces, especially the February journal quilt. Sorry you've been sick and in pain . . . hopefully today will be better!
On 02/27/2007, Vivian said ...
I love your new journal quilt for February!
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